We urge the UN Human Rights Council to heed UNSR's recommendation for the establishment of an additional comprehensive independent accountability mechanism demonstrating that the international community will not turn away from human rights violations in Afghanistan.

An Australian federal court finds that ABC News acted improperly in firing presenter Antoinette Lattouf for stating the obvious on social media -- that Israel was using starvation as a weapon in Gaza against Palestinian civilians. trib.al/iv703DQ

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf won her case for unlawful termination against the ABC over the posting of a Human Rights Watch report on Gaza. Journalists should be encouraged to post factual information about human rights violations not penalized for doing so. nytimes.com/2025/06/25/wor…

Australia’s federal court has ruled that Antoinette Lattouf, a radio presenter on a contract for the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), had been unlawfully terminated for posting Human Rights Watch materials on social media. Journalists should be encouraged to amplify

Precisely. Human rights advocacy, promoting adherence to international law, holding all States equally accountable is a civic duty, a fundamental principle of journalistic and media integrity and must be protected in all social settings, institutions and policy settings in

"My mum is still alive and she lived on a mission here in Victoria and she was not allowed to own property, she was not allowed to create wealth for her family or her community. We don't have access to the bank of mum and dad. The only thing my mum can afford to leave me when she

It's not just Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt—last month the US also sanctioned the leading Palestinian rights group Addameer – الضمير. In new statement, Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch condemn outrageous use of US sanctions to do bidding of Israel—which has long muzzled human rights advocacy. They should reverse course

The Indonesian government’s food estate programme aims to convert 1.6 million hectares of land in Papua into rice fields and sugar cane plantations, annexing indigenous lands in the process. Thousands of troops have been sent from Java youtube.com/watch?v=XjVjNm…

Maksym Chernyak came to the US from Ukraine seeking safety. He died in ICE custody. This is his story. hrw.org/report/2025/07… 🧵

“We had to eat off chairs with our mouths, like dogs.” — A man detained by ICE at an overcrowded detention center in Florida. This is happening in the U.S. in 2025. #EndDetentionAbuse 🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…

NEW: Detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment. These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system. trib.al/40H5BtR

🚨 Human Rights Watch: UN member states should use high-level conference on #Palestine to commit to ending impunity for Israeli crimes. Bruno Stagno: “Without clear action from governments, Israeli authorities will only continue to exterminate & expel Palestinians.” hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…

WA and federal governments allowing Woodside to export large amounts of WA’s domestic gas reserves - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/wa-and-fe…

Imagine watching your kids cry inconsolably bc their stomachs are cramping w emptiness & there’s nothing you can do. That's reality for parents in Gaza due to Israeli-engineered mass starvation. Govs must urgently act—history will judge them. New from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…

The threshold of a serious risk of genocide was crossed long ago in #Gaza; triggering states' obligations under the Genocide Convention to “employ all tools reasonably at their disposal” to prevent genocide. Some states have taken overdue steps, but much more must be done

CPJ: Israel is starving Gazan journalists into silence: mailchi.mp/cpj/cpj-israel…

Almost 400 Indigenous children and teenagers have been held in the Northern Territory's notorious police watch houses over a six-month period, the ABC can reveal. How long each child spent in custody is unclear due to errors with NT Police data. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

Repeating platitudes about the peace process/solutions at today's UN conference wont suffice to meet states' Genocide Convention duties—they should commit to sanctions, arms embargoes & suspension of preferential trade deals w Israel to stop its extermination of Palestinians Human Rights Watch

A coroner has found the death in custody of Heather Calgaret was the preventable result of inappropriately prescribed medication The coroner found the doctor who prescribed buprenorphine should have done more to ensure she could tolerate the dose abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

Australia: Protect Whistleblowers from Retaliation bit.ly/4l4Zygv